...I thought. Doublerifle was vogue...I thought...until I found this:

Picture of ammo(not mine)


A Rigbymauser 400/350 Nitro Express. Serie# 2483. Spoked to John Robert & Co this afternoon. This rifle here was made for General A Sampsons in 1905. Price: US$ 3200.00. I found this gun in Germany.

Who does one find a General from the 1905s period?

SWEEEEEEEEEET!!!!!

Ooooh, me likey!!!!
I take it this has the angled magazine like a Siamese mauser? How many in the mag?
Steve
Edited to say that I absolutely like those Rigby stocks, they got them so right.

Very interesting cartridge and rifle.
It seems that only good can be said of them. From COTW it gets a very good blurb:
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400/350 Rigby

Historical Notes The first of John Rigby & Co.'s 350s, this cartridge was introduced in November 1899. This is the old 400 Purdey case necked down to 35 caliber. Rigby provided single-shot, double-barrel and bolt-action rifles in this chambering. The cartridge utilized outstanding softpoints and solids of 310 grains at 2100 fps. The 400/350 was at one time the most popular and widely-used medium-bore cartridge for African hunting. It was succeeded by the 350 No. 2, which is identical in case dimensions but has a bullet of only 225 grains, at somewhat higher velocity. That cartridge was also loaded in a rimless version, but this -- the original and some say the best of the 350 Rigbys -- was only available as a rimmed case. The magazine boxes of Rigby's bolt rifles were slanted to accommodate the rim.
General Comments The 400/350 is a rimmed case that resembles the old 35 Winchester in general appearance. However, it is longer and uses heavier 0.358-inch diameter bullets. Popularity of the 400/350 was due in a large part to the excellent bullet design, which gave uniform and dependable results. The incomparable John "Pondoro" Taylor had a single-loader in this chambering, and that rifle was a great favorite of his. He used it on lion and other big game. Penetration and overall performance were excellent. The 400/350 would be a good cartridge for most North American big game, particularly where ranges are short.
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SD of 310-grain .358-cal = 0.346

You know you owe it all to the 400NFBP3", a .395-caliber cartridge that Purdey turned into a .405-caliber cartridge which Rigby shortened to 2.75" and necked down to .358-caliber.

Thanks RIP.

Wow, what a score!! Very cool indeed!

Now THAT's classy! A great rifle in a still-effective olde-tyme cartridge. Good find!

Great find!

Terry

Sweet as a nut.

Jens,

That is a beautiful rifle. Great find.
Classics like that light my fire.

Don

Well, it's got character.
If it wasn't so far away from me I could recut the checkering and slop some tru-oil everywhere.

That Rifle looks like it can do the job of killing big game.

I'm with you, that looks like my 7x57 or 375 H&H...the older I get the more I like those old English rifles. The doubles are just too damn heavy to pack 10 miles a day.

Thanks Guys

I knew it was some eyecandy.
I am turning 40 here in sept. ..and this rifle here was some sort of present to myself..I can be a really nice guy to myself sometimes

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I am turning 40 here in sept.

well in that case.....happy birthday.....and may you find a few more like the one posted here.

Jens:

Great looking rifle and a most interesting chambering. I would be most interested in your load development with the .400/.350. I am giving serious consideration to this chambering for a Fraser single shot that is in the works. Please keep us posted.

Oh. and happy birthday. The 40's may be the best time of life. Old enough to know better but still too young to care...

Glenn